Xander's Pharaoh: The Past

Labs are the most annoying thing ever when everything that could go wrong (well, aside from an explosion, I suppose, so that's something) goes wrong.

*Still no name for this guy.  (Khamet? Mahu?  Meriptah? Nanefer-ka-ptah?  I like Khamet.  There’s a weird thing, then, with Ankhmet, but then, it probably wasn’t that strange to them back then.  Certain name constructions are just more common.

*Had an elder brother, Nebmakhet (Jesse), who was a better warrior than he was a strategist or pharaoh.  Got killed in a campaign he waged to win a Nubian princess Maia (Cordy).  Khamet then had to deal with the aftermath during his reign.  (He was there, too, barely made it out.)

* Masaharta (Wesley) was an advisor brought in during his brother’s reign.  He didn’t last the battle either (though he fought valiantly).

*Mahumose (Giles) was the Head Scribe.  Where Xander sought refuge in TV shows and comic books, he sought out rare scrolls and his Head Scribe’s storytelling talents.  If he ever couldn’t be found, he was hiding in the “library”.  He also often sought out the Head Scribe’s advice, despite the fact that the man was not, strictly speaking, an advisor.  They were closer than he & his father.

*Mayati (Willow) was a royal witch and his best friend.  She was only of noble blood.

*Muyet (Buffy) and Nebet (Dawn) had distinguished themselves in his security but they weren’t close.

*He also had a sister, Nefret, and a wife, Inhapi.  (Dedyet makes me laugh.  She has to be a thing.)

*Magic is a thing.  So is fighting demons.  And they’re a lot more lively than the Council will have you believe.

*Actually, he’s got a history with the Council.  They came in being jerkish and acting like they owned the place, saying that they could save the day, and he threw them out on their butts.  It saved his land & people, but will cost his life.

*He was the second son, so he got to be a lot more lax.  Run around the streets, bug the Royal Scribe, let his curiosity get the better of him.  He saved the world (or people) a few times.  Boredom and refusal to let innocents get hurt.